Twitter trolls FIFA during press conference regarding corruption charges

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1.57K // 27 May 2015, 15:32 IST

A press conference was held at the FIFA Headquarters on Wednesday morning with FIFA’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs Walter De Gregorio taking questions from the media after a handful of FIFA officials were taken into custody by Swiss authorities following an early morning raid at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland over corruption charges surrounding the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.

In a 30-minute long press conference that was, speaker Walter De Gregorio confirmed that there won’t be any re-voting taking place for the venues of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups and the Presidential re-election will not be postponed. (Full quotes here: Qatar and Russia will be played: FIFA spokesperson)

Understandably, FIFA’s no-nonsense taking during the conference wasn’t taken lightly by people around the world as it was evident from the several tweets on Twitter. Here are some of the best ones:

Meanwhile, over at #FIFA HQ the archives department are doing some filing. pic.twitter.com/bI4xTkSu1s
— ??????????? ???????? (@MoodySlayerUK) May 27, 2015

The beautiful irony is that #FIFA has been trying for decades to get the Yanks interested in "soccer". They got the FBI interested at least.
— Anshel Pfeffer (@AnshelPfeffer) May 27, 2015

.@owen_g @changeFIFA @david_conn https://t.co/fBjR3N9zcV
— David Hills (@d_hills) November 13, 2014

FIFA officials being arrested and criminal proceedings opened in relation to awarding 2018 & 2022 World Cups. pic.twitter.com/OFAnry5zps
— Röhith Nair (@RohithNair) May 27, 2015

Fifa spokesman on Blatter: "He is not dancing in his office...He is calm". https://t.co/Nubfczf5mg
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) May 27, 2015

Wonder if N Srinivasan has already submitted his application to be caretaker head of FIFA
— Rohan (@mojorojo) May 27, 2015

Pictures just in from Zurich of Sepp's emergency meeting with the FIFA Executive Committee... pic.twitter.com/zxefsem4Fc
— Paul Hawksbee (@PaulHawksbee) May 27, 2015

FIFA: We care about money! pic.twitter.com/DaQFGkSuPC
— When Sunday Comes (@WSCsm) May 27, 2015

"The money was just resting in my account." #FIFA pic.twitter.com/wh9qexjCZR
— Ted Quote of the Day (@FrTedQOTD) May 27, 2015

A Twitter poll has revealed that football fans would like to see Arsenal's Gunnersaurus as the next FIFA president, with Alexis Sanchez 2nd.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 27, 2015

Incredible chutzpah from De Gregorio to claim this is all somehow part of Fifa's "reform process". He's earning his considerable salary.
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) May 27, 2015

FIFA - Collect them all! #FIFA #MAFIA pic.twitter.com/BaDd59aSAV
— CasualUltra.com (@CasualUltra_) May 27, 2015

Latest international score: FBI 1 FIFA 0 (and just wait for the penalties).
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 27, 2015

Sepp Blatter à la FIFA pic.twitter.com/fjXoKlwyAd
— Tofiño (@Tofkrys) May 27, 2015

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